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A tennis platform for the LGBTQ+ community

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All of LGBTQ+ tennis, one place.

The physical, social and mental health benefits of tennis are life-changing, and even life-saving. @LOVE makes it easier for LGBTQ+ people, everywhere, to learn, play, compete, and stay connected, through programs, events, and social media.

Pride Slam 2026

We're hosting a 3-week celebration of  LGBTQ+ tennis during the 2026 US Open, featuring watch parties, clinics, panels, and a new tournament and experience on the GLTA tour.

Pride Slam 2026 (August 28-30) will anchor our festivities, bringing together LGBTQ+ players of all levels from NYC and around the world.

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Registration opens January 2026. 

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What is LGBTQ+Tennis?

Beginning in the late 1970s, from Dallas and San Diego to London and Canberra, LGBTQ+ tennis groups started forming worldwide, marketed through word-of-mouth, local gay press, and LGBTQ+ community centers. Those groups and leagues launched local and regional tournaments. In 1991 the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) was formed to support tournaments globally.

Today, LGBTQ+tennis is the world’s most expansive LGBTQ+ sports community, comprising hundreds of thousands of players and fans, dozens of local groups and leagues, 80+ GLTA tournaments, blogs, brands, and podcasts, spanning five continents.

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